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#751F00 Color

#751F00 is rgb(117, 31, 0) in RGB, hsl(16, 100%, 23%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 74%, 100%, 54%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Kenyan Copper (#7C1C05), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.84. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#751F00
HEX#751F00
RGBrgb(117, 31, 0)
HSLhsl(16, 100%, 23%)
HSVhsv(16, 100%, 46%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 74%, 100%, 54%)
OKLCHoklch(37.6% 0.125 37.3)
LABlab(26.56% 37.16 38.61)
LCHlch(26.56% 53.59 46.10)

What #751F00 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #751F00, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#751F00 Channel Values

How #751F00 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 117 · G 31 · B 08-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 16° · S 100% · L 23%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 16° · S 100% · V 46%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 74% · Y 100% · K 54%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.76:1 vs white · 1.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #751F00 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text10.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #751F00

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #751F00; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #751F00

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #751F00 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#751F00
Protanopia#3A3A00
Protanomaly#573100
Deuteranopia#4A4A00
Deuteranomaly#5E3D00
Tritanopia#761D1D
Tritanomaly#751E14
Achromatopsia#3E3E3E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #751F00 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-751f00: #751F00;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #751F00;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-751f00': '#751F00' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.459, green: 0.122, blue: 0.000)
Android XML<color name="color_751f00">#751F00</color>
SVG fillfill="#751F00"

More Brown Colors

#751F00 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#751F00 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #751F00?

#751F00 is a dark brown — rgb(117, 31, 0) in RGB and hsl(16, 100%, 23%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Kenyan Copper (#7C1C05), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.84.

What is the RGB value of #751F00?

#751F00 is rgb(117, 31, 0) — red 117, green 31, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #751F00?

#751F00 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 74%, 100%, 54%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #751F00 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #751F00 scores 10.76:1 against white and 1.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #751F00 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #751F00 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is maroon (#800000) at a CIE76 distance of 11.35, which is visibly different.

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